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Mesmerizing MadderSaturday, March 19, 2005
A single drop of blood changes the life of an emotionally and a physically battered woman from the throes of an unrealistic life into a new world of vision.
Only...hope comes from the realm of turbulent dreams - through the most unusual painting she discovers while she's busy coming in terms with her freedom.
But sooner or later, whether you want it or not, past knocks on your door seeking your blood.What do you do? How do you face it?
This King novel explores the plethora of misery and independence through a woman's plight to gain recognition for herself.
Rose Madder is strength.
0 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
One of King's best!Thursday, February 24, 2005
Rose Daniels is a frightened, abused creepmouse of a woman living with her abusive cop husband, Norman. He's spanked her, bit her, cut her, threatened to kill her, raped her, and he even beat her baby girl out of her one night. Nevertheless she stays with him until fourteen years later she realizes she has to run away while he's at work. Just leave. Fast. She steals his bank card and takes a train to a city hundreds of miles away where she begins to rebuild and repair her life. But Norman is searching for her. Norman is furious. And he's determined to make her pay. Possibly my favorite Stephen King book beside Misery and Gerald's Game. As good as The Shining or Pet Sematary. Don't miss it!
2 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Interesting?Monday, September 27, 2004
It was a good book that captured my interest, but I found the ending confusing and bizarre.
3 out of 10 people found the following review helpful:
jenn dittsoThursday, September 23, 2004
this was one of my first books of stephen king well im hooked for life . amazing ,the detail was incredible, rose made a wonderful triumph.STEPHEN KING i comend you!!!!!!!!I recomend this book to everyone,you wont be able to put it down!
1 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:
One of the Worst Books EverTuesday, September 21, 2004
I am writing this review to try and save others from wasting any time on this book. I really should have put Rose Madder away after the first couple hundred pages (which were passable), but I just kept hoping that things would improve. They don't.
Rose's forays into the alternate dimension that exists behind the picture that she picks up in a pawn shop (where she finds new love) are ridiculous and boring. I've read a lot of Stephen King, and appreciate the supernatural elements that are always injected into his writing, but I can't help but think that this concept was dreamed up under extreme deadline pressure.
Don't waste one cent buying a used copy of this book, or a minute of your time reading it.